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MOOA: Massively Open Online Administrators

posted to voluntaryXchange on Tue 18th Jun 13

Why does every university need a diversity administrator to follow best practices created by some other universitys diversity administrators?While administrators with local authority but no truly local ideas multiply, faculty are pushed increase their enrollments
Excel Tip # 32: Pushing the Memory Limits of Excel

posted to voluntaryXchange on Mon 17th Jun 13

How much can Excel do? I hit a limit on a project over the weekend.Im not sure what imposed the limit. But, I know I was able to copy 800K cells without much trouble, but that copying around 1,700K cells didnt work.*Also note that the previous post about how
Windows Tip # 11: Clearing the Clipboard

posted to voluntaryXchange on Mon 17th Jun 13

You can clear out the clipboard if you run into memory limitations:When needed, simply run the following command in the Command Prompt window, or from Win+R Run window:cmd /c echo off | clipThis came in handy over the weekend, as I was copying huge chunks of

China

posted to voluntaryXchange on Fri 20th Apr 12

Do you like movies or books about political intrigue? Its going on right now, live, big time, in China. This is going almost uncovered in the American legacy media. Remember that journalists are availability entrepreneurs? They want to make the most about developing
The G-20 In Four Maps

posted to voluntaryXchange on Wed 1st Apr 09

These maps show the relative sizes of the economies of the G-20 countries, in order from smallest to largest.Above we have:Argentina in red,South Africa in blue,Saudi Arabia in green,Indonesia in orange,Turkey in brown, andAustralia in yellowAbove we have:South
Chinas Politics Is Warming Up Again

posted to voluntaryXchange on Mon 10th Sep 12

All political news about China went into a deep freeze after the Bo Xilai affair in April.Things are getting interesting again in two ways.First, designated successor to the # 1 spot (and current # 6) Xi Jinping has gone missing for the last 10 days. You remember

Assorted links

posted to Marginal Revolution on Tue 11th Sep 12

1. Arbitrage.2. Why the Asian economies should be worried.3. Did rising inequality cause the financial crisis?4. The excellent Garett Jones is now at EconLog.5. Toronto Globe and Mail interview with me.6. David Tufte on Chinese succession.
Assorted links

posted to Marginal Revolution on Tue 11th Sep 12

1. Arbitrage.2. Why the Asian economies should be worried.3. Did rising inequality cause the financial crisis?4. The excellent Garett Jones is now at EconLog.5. Toronto Globe and Mail interview with me.6. David Tufte on Chinese succession.
"China"

posted to Newmark's Door on Mon 23rd Apr 12

Economics professor David Tufte presents a concise guide to the political maneuvering at the top of the Chinese government. Conclusion?The bottom line of all of this is that its a bit like an auto race when parts start to fly off cars: you know something bigger